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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

Hospice News

Offering hospice can be a gamechanger for skilled nursing and assisted living operators looking to stand out from competitors and improve patient reach. Home-based care, including hospice, has become an increasingly attractive space for facility-based health care providers of all walks. Among the 1.6 Among the 1.6

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Why Hospices Are Pursuing Home-Based Primary Care

Hospice News

As health care stakeholders work to improve care coordination, more hospices are exploring home-based primary care. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found. Patients in assisted living facilities, group homes, and other facilities received 3.2

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Long-Term Care Insurance and Senior In-Home Care

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance Long-term care insurance is designed to help individuals cover the costs associated with various forms of extended care, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and in-home care.

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Health Systems Expanding Into Hospice Could Disrupt Competitive Playing Field

Hospice News

Some hospices have been successful in being a partner in research, education and filling gaps in care. The bottom line is that by helping provide the right care, it also really does include providing great education and support for family caregivers because ultimately, this staffing shortage is going to affect all of health care.”.

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St. Croix’s Strategic Executive Moves; NHPCO’s Ben Marcantonio Named Goodwin Living’s Board VP

Hospice News

Croix Hospice continues to grow in response to the need for expert hospice care throughout the Midwest,” Bartness said in a statement. Mark Marjala is a proven leader who we are excited to bring on board to support and grow the best hospice caregiving team in the industry.

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Always Best Care of Tempe Celebrates One Year in Business by Giving Back to Community

Always Best Care Senior Services

Tom and Jann’e Gutierrez opened Always Best Care of Tempe one year ago to provide award-winning senior care services to the cities of Tempe, Mesa, Ahwatukee, Chandler, Gilbert, central Phoenix and Laveen. Since October 2021, Always Best Care of Tempe has provided over 4,300 hours of caregiving to seniors throughout the area.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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The good news is that the financial case for comprehensive dementia care is changing thanks to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) alternative payment model (APM) called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. There’s a book called The 36-hour day for dementia caregivers. It requires a fight.

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